Daschle withdraws nomination

What days is it?

On Monday President Barack Obama said he "absolutely" stands behind Tom Daschle, admitted tax cheat. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said the panel would have approved Daschle's nomination despite revelations that he failed to pay $128,000 in federal taxes.

On Tuesday Obama says, "Now we must move forward" after Daschle withdraws his nomination to be Obama's Health and Human Services secretary.

Another Obama nominee, Nancy Killefer, picked to be the government's first chief performance officer, also withdrew her nomination Tuesday because of revelations that she, too, did not pay taxes.

All this makes you wonder how Timothy Geithner received Senate conformation as Treasury secretary after he admitted being a tax cheat.

I guess the first one was a freebie for the new administration.

Didn't Obama run on a platform of "change" and ending the culture of corruption in Washington, D.C.?

It's kinda hard to restore ethics in government when you surround yourself with people who don't bother to pay their federal income taxes.

In announcing Daschle's withdrawal, Obama said, "I accept his decision with sadness and regret."

I think a lot of voters are feeling "sadness and regret" over their decision to pick the inexperienced candidate last November.